From:	pfister_ AT hotmail DOT com (jim crawford)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Video mode question
Date:	Thu, 29 Oct 1998 02:17:45 GMT
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>I have a question: let's say I fire up mode13h, I suppose the exact
>function doesn't really matter, and then try to print a string on screen
>using printf. How come I only see the string when I exit graphics mode
>again?

stdout is buffered under djgpp.  this means that output is only sent
when the buffer is full, or when your program quits.  use a
fflush(stdout); after your printf to force it, or setbuf(stdout,0); at
the beginning of your program.

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